Sir John Cockcroft

Series

Series Name

Commonwealth Teleview

Issue

Issue No.

3

Date Released

Jan 1957

Completion

Jan 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sir John Cockcroft

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Sir John Cockcroft, Director of Britain’s Atomic Research Establishment, answers questions put to him by Robert McKenzie, about the construction and operation of the Calder Hall nuclear power station, and talks about the far-reaching effects of Britain’s atomic power programme on the everyday life of Britain and the Commonwealth.

Keywords

Nuclear energy

Written sources

Overseas Film Library Catalogue   c.1957, p226 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
The National Archives INF 8   /34

COI Reference

MI 802/3

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Commonwealth Relations Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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